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Thanks for the words of advice. I had not thought of this in this way. The lack of sleep is extremely distracting! I have realized how obsessive I truly am since starting this journey. Right before the pain started (which I have suffered from intermittently for 20 yrs), I was very obsessive with...

Thank you for your kind words. I don't have any problems going to sleep. The pain makes me have restless sleep at night. I wake up early with pain no matter when I fall asleep. I am tired of being tired.

I have read "Healing Back Pain". I have also been doing the Structured Educational Program. I have been following all recommendations but I am still having a lot of pain throughout the night. I feel sluggish and terrible throughout the day due to lack of sleep. I am about to throw in the towel...

I don't have insomnia. I can go to sleep just fine. The pain wakes me up from my back. Sometimes it is severe. I keep telling it to shut up and to go away and all that. I don't sit and think about it or anything (which I was doing a lot of ). I try to think about something besides being in pain...

Does anyone have any suggestions about how to handle a lack of sleep due to pain at night? I use Melatonin which puts me to sleep but the pain tends to overpower it around 4 am. A psychiatrist friend of mine recommends Benadryl but I don't want to be sluggish the next day.

Day 1 I read Dr. Sarno's book about a week ago and have had a slight reduction in pain. I usually have moderate back pain at night when I go to sleep. I am not getting much rest and am tired and grumpy. I have advanced degenerative disc disease in L5 and possibly some arthritis. Any advice...